Tanya Mosley

Hey, it's Tanya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air.

Don't miss my interview with actor Kate Hudson.

We talk about her music career, motherhood, and of course, her breakout role.

Penny Lane, man, show some respect.

You can find my interview on the Fresh Air podcast.

This is Fresh Air.

I'm Tanya Mosley, and today my guest is Kate Hudson.

She's up for an Oscar for her role as Claire in the film Song, Song Blue, starring opposite Hugh Jackman as one half of Lightning and Thunder, a Neil Diamond tribute band.

Here they are together, singing Neil Diamond's 1971 hit, Solomon.

If folks could see, you just started singing as you were listening to yourself.

Kate Hudson landed the role of Claire Sardina after Hugh Jackman first saw her sing on CBS Sunday Morning.

He had already committed to the movie, and he was so taken by her performance that he texted director Craig Brewer and said, I think I just found your Claire.

She was on TV promoting her debut album, Glorious, which she began writing during the pandemic.

And while Hudson is primarily known for her acting, as I was preparing for this interview, I was struck by just how often she's used her voice over the years, singing on screen in Nine, performing Cinema Italiano,

and on television in Glee, where she played the demanding dance instructor, Cassandra July.

This latest Oscar nomination for Best Actress comes 25 years after she first earned a nod for playing Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous.

From there, she became one of the most recognizable romantic comedy stars in the 2000s.

starring in films like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Bride Wars.

Most recently, she starred in the Knives Out sequel Glass Onion and the Netflix series Running Point about a woman who inherits ownership of a professional basketball team.

The show has been picked up for a second season.